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Agriculture is best defined as 

• the hunting and gathering
• the altering genetic material of plants
• the cultivation of plants/domesticating animals
• using technology to increase production

What type of farming is practiced to produce food for sale off the farm?

• Commercial
• subsistence
• seed
• vegetative

Which type of agriculture deals with growing crops and raising livestock to feed the family only?

• Pastoral Agriculture

• Subsistence Agriculture

• Commercial Agriculture

• Surplus Agriculture

What name is given to the soil conservation technique used on steep slopes?

• Terrain Cultivation

• Crop Rotation/ Shifting

• Terracing

• Soil Creep

Rubber, tea, coffee, cocoa, and palm oil is raised in

• Mediterranean agricultural areas

• areas of shifting cultivation

• high latitude zones

• market gardens

• intensive plantation agriculture

Southwest Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Mesoamerica, and the Sub-Saharan regions were all

• Regions where the Third Agricultural Revolution failed

• Hearths of plant domestication

• Areas for widespread terracing

• Sites where the Second Agricultural Revolution began

• Leaders in the Columbian Exchange

The goal of commercial agriculture is

• Minimal food security

• Profit maximization

• Genetic diversity of seeds

• Establishment of seed banks throughout the world

• Sustainable farming practices

What is the purpose of crop rotation?

• Maintaining the fertility of fields

• Reducing transportation costs

• Responding to shifting consumer preference

• Maintain price supports

• Maintain fresh products for market

All of the following are forms of commercial agriculture EXCEPT

• dairy farming

• cattle ranching

• grain farming

• pastoral nomadism

• specialized fruit production

Which of the following crops is grown on the sides of terraced hills to allow flowing water to run over the plants?

• Taro

• Corn

• Tobacco

• Grain

• Rice